Chapter 41

Jiang Nian looked up and saw a man standing in front of the curtain. He had dark eyebrows and a handsome face. He was wearing the army green windbreaker she made for him. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and was tall and had long legs. He suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Nian. It took her a while to react.

"Lu Yu."

Jiang Nian stood up with a smile: "Why are you here?"

Her eyebrows and tone were full of smiles, and Lu Yu's face also smiled. He went over to help Jiang Nian organize the silk threads.

The man was carrying the chill of the night, and his hand accidentally brushed Jiang Nian's fingers. Jiang Nian shivered and shrank her fingers: "Your hands are so cold."

Lu Yu said: "The weather has changed today, it's a bit cold."

Jiang Nian put the silk thread on the embroidery frame, turned around and asked: "Why did you come here?"

Lu Yu stood up. The embroidery house might be for embroidery. The light bulbs were brighter than those in the family courtyard. The light gently fell on Jiang Nian, and the curled eyelashes cast interlaced shadows on the eyelids. He looked at Jiang Nian's rosy lips with a smile, and looked out the window unnaturally: "Come here to do something, and go back early tomorrow morning."

"Oh."

Jiang Nian put on her scarf: "Have you eaten yet?"

Lu Yu asked her: "Have you eaten yet?"

Jiang Nian shook her head: "No, but Zhang Xiaoyi went to get me some food and should be back soon."

Lu Yu said: "Then let's wait a while."

The two sat in the house, looking at each other in silence for a while. Lu Yu asked: "Have you finished the snacks I bought for you last time?"

Jiang Nian shook her head: "There are still some left."

"I'll buy some fruit for you to take back."

"No, I can buy it myself if I want to eat it. The fruit stand is not far from here."

So the two stopped talking. After waiting for half an hour, Zhang Xiaoyi still didn't come back. Jiang Nian's stomach growled twice at the right time. She pursed her lips embarrassedly and said, "I'll go out and see if Zhang Xiaowei is here."

"I'll go with you."

Lu Yu got up and walked out of the state-owned embroidery villa with Jiang Nian. The road was dark and cold at night. Jiang Nian looked for a long time but couldn't see any sign of Zhang Xiaowei. Lu Yu turned around and locked the door, saying, "Don't wait any longer. I'll take you to the state-owned hotel for dinner." Jiang

Nian nodded, "Okay."

The city was busier than the county. At eight o'clock, the state-owned hotel was still open.

Lu Yu hadn't eaten dinner yet, and Jiang Nian didn't know what else was available in the hotel. The waiter pointed to the square blackboard on the wall and said, "These are the only dishes left today."

In the end, they both chose dumplings.

Lu Yu ordered three plates of dumplings. The portions were quite large, and Jiang Nian was full after eating most of the plate. Lu Yu frowned slightly and glanced at the remaining dumplings on her plate: "Want to eat some more?"

Jiang Nian shook her head: "I'm full, I can't eat anymore."

Lu Yu didn't say anything else. After finishing two plates of dumplings, he ate the remaining dumplings on Jiang Nian's plate. Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment and wanted to stop him, but she paused. Since she was a child, Lu Yu was the first one besides her family to eat her leftovers.

After dinner, the two of them walked on the road to digest their food. The night wind was a bit cold. Jiang Nian raised her scarf to block the cold wind. The next moment, Lu Yu walked in front of her and walked backwards facing her. His tall figure instantly blocked the cold wind.

"Is this better?"

Lu Yu asked her.

Jiang Nian's eyes felt a little hot. She didn't expect Lu Yu to be so considerate. She nodded gently: "A lot."

Then Lu Yu turned around and walked in front of her, blocking the petite Jiang Nian seriously behind him. Jiang Nian lowered her head, walked following the shadows under her feet, and asked: "Where are you staying tonight?"

Lu Yu's voice was wrapped in the cold wind: "The guesthouse we stayed in last time."

Speaking of the guesthouse, Jiang Nian thought of the accident that night. She pursed her lips and didn't say anything. Lu Yu looked at the path ahead, and seemed to think of what happened that night, with a smile in his eyes.

The two walked across three streets and arrived at the gate of the state-owned embroidery shop. Lu Yu stopped. Jiang Nian didn't pay attention and bumped into the man's strong back. She covered her head and took two steps back. She raised her head and looked at Lu Yu who turned around. She pursed her lips awkwardly: "I didn't look at the road just now."

"Is there anything wrong?"

Lu Yu held her wrist and moved away, his eyes fixed on her smooth forehead for a while.

"Nothing."

Jiang Nian coughed lightly, pulled back his hand and said, "It's getting late, you should go back to the guesthouse first."

Lu Yu put his left hand into the pocket of his windbreaker, rubbed his index finger and thumb a few times: "I'll take you back to the dormitory, I'll leave after you go back." Jiang

Nian nodded lightly, walked back to the dormitory along the way, waved to Lu Yu: "I'm here, you go back."

Lu Yu nodded, but showed no sign of leaving.

Jiang Nian didn't know what to say, so she pulled down her scarf and smiled at him, then turned around and ran back to the dormitory.

As soon as I entered the dormitory, I saw Zhang Xiaohe sitting on the bed, looking anxious. Lu Xiaojing came back early today. When she saw Jiang Nian coming back, she said to Zhang Xiaohe, "Look how anxious you are. Isn't Jiang Nian back fine?"

Even Zhai Peipei looked at Jiang Nian a few more times.

Zhang Xiaoyang breathed a sigh of relief: "Where have you been? When I went to look for you at the embroidery house, the door was locked. When I returned to the dormitory, you were not there either. I was so worried that I almost called the police."

Jiang Nian was a little embarrassed: "My family came to see me. We went out for dinner, so I came back late."

Lu Xiaojing asked: "Is it the man in military uniform last time?"

Jiang Nian pursed her lips: "Yeah."

Lu Xiaojing felt that the man must have feelings for Jiang Nian, otherwise who would come to take her out for dinner in the middle of the night?

Why would he do that after eating?

"The hot water room is out of service, so I got you some hot water."

Zhang Xiaoye took out the kettle from under the bed and handed it to Jiang Nian: "Jiang Nian, I'm sorry, I encountered something when I went to get food, so I came back late. The food is in the aluminum lunch box and has gone cold."

After saying that, he pursed his lips with some guilt.

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "It's okay. I

'll pour some hot water and soak it tomorrow and it'll be ready to eat." There was no stove here, so they couldn't turn on the fire. They could only boil it with hot water and make a breakfast.

When Zhang Xiaoying accompanied Jiang Nian to the bathroom to wash up, Jiang Nian asked, "What happened to you?"

When Zhang Xiaoying spoke just now, she saw something wrong on his face.

She wondered if he had encountered any troubles?

Sure enough, what Zhang Xiaoming said next confirmed Jiang Nian's guess. When Zhang Xiaoming went to get food in the evening, he met Hu Zhongming and several others on the road. Hu Zhongming was the team leader of the cotton textile factory, and he often fawned on several people around him. Among them was a man named Yang Jun. Ever since Lu Xiaojing and Hu Zhongming started dating, Yang Jun followed Hu Zhongming to the state-owned embroidery shop every now and then.

Every time he saw Zhang Xiao, he would pester her. Zhang Xiao told Ge Mei about this, and Ge Mei scolded Yang Jun a few words to make him stop. Last night, Zhang Xiao went to get food alone and met Hu Zhongming and Yang Jun on the way. Yang Jun pestered her for more than an hour. If there were not so many people coming and going in the cafeteria, Zhang Xiao would be afraid that Yang Jun would bully her.

Jiang Nian's face turned cold: "If he pesters you again next time, you should call the police."

This behavior has already involved sexual harassment.

Zhang Xiao was from the countryside. Usually, the team would go to the captain for any problems. This was the first time she knew that she could call the police if she was bothered by someone, so she nodded: "I know."

After washing up, on the way back to the dormitory, Jiang Nian said again: "Next time we go to the dormitory together."

Back to the dormitory, Jiang Nian saw Lu Xiaojing sitting on the bed, holding an old-fashioned round mirror and looking at herself non-stop. She sighed while looking at herself, and her fingers occasionally touched the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. I guess she was still worried about her marriage with Hu Zhongming.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Hu Zhongming was not a good match.

But Lu Xiaojing was so passionate that she wanted to marry Hu Zhongming and become a city girl that everyone envied.

When sleeping at night, Jiang Nian used Zhang Xiaowei as a pillow without any surprise. After ten days of "torture", Zhang Xiaowei had gotten used to it and would even turn around and hug Jiang Nian. The two slept soundly. When Zhai Peipei got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet, she saw Zhang Xiaowei and Jiang Nian with their quilts draped over their waists, with their backs exposed to the air.

It was still very cold, and if they continued like this, they would catch a cold.

Zhai Peipei went over to cover the two with quilts, and then turned around and lay down in her own quilt to sleep.

The next morning, Jiang Nian was going to soak the cold rice from last night in hot water and eat it together. There was a knock on the door. Zhang Xiaoyang went to open the door. It was the old lady standing at the gate. She was holding a paper bag in her hand and handed it to Zhang Xiaoyang: "There is a young man outside who asked me to bring it to you."

After that, the old lady smiled and said: "I saw that there are so many meat buns inside that the meat can't be covered even with the paper bag. "It smells so good. This must cost a lot of money. That young man is really willing to spend it."

Zhang Xiaojing was stunned for a moment. After taking the paper package, her first reaction was to look at Jiang Nian. She thought the meat buns should be sent by Jiang Jie's brother-in-law. Jiang Jie also went out to eat with him last night. Lu Xiaojing smelled the fragrance of the meat buns and ran over excitedly to get two meat buns to eat without brushing her teeth.

It can be said that she took the initiative.

Jiang Nian came to her senses and ran out of the dormitory, and saw Lu Yu standing by the gate. He was standing next to the gate, with one hand in the pocket of his windbreaker and the other hand holding a bag of apples. The apples were big and red, and looked expensive. When he saw Jiang Nian coming out, he smiled and asked, "Why are you here?"

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "I guessed it was you."

Lu Yu smiled and handed the fruit to her, "Take this back and buy more after you finish eating."

"Yeah."

Jiang Nian didn't wear a scarf. She shrank her neck because of the cold. Her breath was steaming. She took the apple, thought about it, and felt sorry for Lu Yu. After hesitating for a long time, she said, "Don't buy so many apples next time. It costs a lot of money."

She lived in Lu Yu's house and ate at Lu Yu's place. She felt even worse if she let Lu Yu spend all this money.

And the meat buns just now also cost a lot of money.

To be honest, she felt a little distressed.

Lu Yu looked at Jiang Nian's face that was slightly red from being frozen, and some dark colors appeared in his dark eyes that others could not understand: "These are all for you to eat."

So, no matter how expensive it is, he doesn't feel sorry.

After talking to Lu Yu, he left first because he had to catch the morning train.

Jiang Nian watched his back as he walked away before turning back to the dormitory. When she turned the corner, she met Zhai Peipei. Jiang Nian took an apple from her bag and handed it to her: "Sister Zhai, have an apple."

Zhai Peipei looked a little surprised, but she didn't take the apple. She just said: "I don't want to eat it anymore."

Then she left.

Jiang Nian: ...

Okay, if you don't want to eat it, then don't eat it.

She returned to the dormitory with the apples. When Lu Xiaojing saw the apples, she was surprised: "So many apples, your friend is really generous, giving her both steamed buns and apples."

Lu Xiaojing was really jealous. Although she was almost 30 years old, she was still an unmarried woman. When she was dating Hu Zhongming, Hu Zhongming had never been so generous. Sometimes he took her to the canteen to eat, and was reluctant to take her to the state-owned hotel, not to mention buying her meat buns and apples.

But the money she earned from her hard work every month was not enough to support her to taste meat every now and then, not to mention that she had to send money back home, so eating meat buns once a month was considered a luxury.

Seeing how well Jiang Nian's late husband's comrades treated her, Lu Xiaojing couldn't help but feel jealous. She wished Hu Zhongming could be swapped with Jiang Nian's late husband's comrades.

She was jealous and at the same time envious of Jiang Nian's good luck. Although she became a widow, she had a man who was truly kind to her.

Lu Yu bought sixteen meat buns. Zhai Peipei didn't eat them. Lu Xiaojing seemed to be lucky and ate four at a time. After eating, she drank a thermos of hot water, then went to the bathroom to brush her teeth. When she left, she said to Jiang Nian, "I'm leaving first." Zhang Xiaoyi

snorted, "You're more conscious than anyone when eating."

Jiang Nian didn't respond. She talked to Zhang Xiaoyi about things in Xiuzhuang. After the two had lunch, they went to Xiuzhuang. At lunchtime, Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiaoyi went to the cafeteria together. On the way, they ran into Hu Zhongming and Yang Jun and a few others.

"Xiaoxiao, let's go eat together."

Yang Jun stretched out his hand to stop Zhang Xiaoying. Zhang Xiaoying pursed her lips angrily and held her aluminum lunch box tightly. Several people on the side saw Jiang Nian and also came over: "Isn't this the new female comrade in the embroidery factory? I heard that she is a widow, but she is quite pretty. Comrade Jiang, do you want to remarry? Choose one among us brothers?"

The person who spoke was Feng Ren. There were three most troubled people in the second group of the cotton textile factory, namely Hu Zhongming, Yang Jun and Feng Ren. Zhang Xiaoying told her about this last night. Because the embroidery factory and the cotton textile factory are close to each other, and Lu Xiaojing is Hu Zhongming's object, so Zhang Xiaoying knows them all.

Zhang Xiao started to panic when something happened, and his mouth was out of control. He couldn't speak for a long time. Jiang Nian said coldly: "If you bother us again, I will go to the police station to report you for harassment!"

When they heard that they were going to call the police, Yang Jun and Feng Ren were silent.

Hu Zhongming was also shocked. He didn't forget that the man next to the widow was a soldier in the army, and he didn't expect that she would think of calling the police. If this matter was reported to the police station, it would be troublesome. It might be criticized publicly by the factory. In serious cases, the factory would even fire them.

So Hu Zhongming and a few people left quickly. Hu Zhongming said, "Stay away from that widow in the future. Let's not cause trouble for ourselves."

Although he said so, Hu Zhongming still remembered Jiang Nian in his heart. Since some things cannot be done openly, they should be done secretly. Even if something happens, the widow will call the police, and the police will not be able to find their troubles without evidence.

Seeing that they were all gone, Zhang Xiao was relieved: "Sister Jiang, you are really great."

"It's not that I am great, it's the sense of security that the people's police give us."

Jiang Nian smiled, but she began to feel anxious in her heart. When Hu Zhongming left just now, he glanced at her, and that glance hid too much darkness. She didn't have time to catch his gaze before he turned and left.

She was unfamiliar with the place and it was an era without surveillance, so she was a little scared.

After lunch, they went to the embroidery shop.

Jiang Nian used a more difficult needlework to complete the embroidery on the embroidery today. When she was concentrating on embroidering, she saw Zhai Peipei looking over here several times, as if she was curious about what needlework she was using.

Jiang Nian did not hide her skills. She slightly tilted her body, put her toes on the embroidery frame and moved a little towards Zhai Peipei so that she could see more clearly. This needlework was taught to her by her grandmother, and she was not afraid of others learning it. First

, even if someone learns it, whether they can use it depends on their understanding.

Second, the future will develop rapidly, and machines can replace a lot of embroidery work. In this era, there are only a few people who can embroider. With this skill, you can develop no matter where you go.

But the premise is that you have to be in a state-owned unit, have accommodation conditions, and will not be regarded as a blind drifter and driven to the countryside. This is also the reason why Lu Xiaojing is anxious to marry Hu Zhongming. If one day she can't work in the embroidery shop and doesn't have a stable job, she will definitely be regarded as a blind drifter and driven back to the countryside.

Zhai Peipei was a little surprised by Jiang Nian's behavior. She didn't expect Jiang Nian to show it to her openly.

After Jiang Nian finished embroidering, Zhai Peipei barely retracted her gaze. Although there was no expression on her face, she couldn't help but be surprised in her heart.

When Ge Mei brought back the two embroidery pictures that Jiang Nian had given her last time, she had also seen them. There were several needle techniques that she did not know. At first, she was not convinced that Ge Mei did not believe in her embroidery skills. But after seeing Jiang Nian's embroidery, although she did not say anything, she knew in her heart that she could not embroider so well if it was given to her.

A month passed in the blink of an eye, and Lu Yu called her several times during this period.

And Jiang Nian also found that after she embroidered in front of Zhai Peipei last time, Zhai Peipei would occasionally say a few words to her. Sometimes when they met in the dormitory, she would call her Sister Zhai, and Zhai Peipei would also respond.

But her face was still cold.

Jiang Nian thought that Zhai Peipei should be the kind of person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, but it was just her guess. After all, they had only been together for a month. During this month, Hu Zhongming came several times, and Feng Ren also came. When they saw Jiang Nian, they always liked to say a few words.

Jiang Nian was rude and retorted back, which made Hu Zhongming and Feng Ren lose face several times.

Because of this, Lu Xiaojing also had some complaints about Jiang Nian in her heart, thinking that Jiang Nian did not give her face and talked about her partner in front of so many people.

The embroidery was half done. When Jiang Nian went to the embroidery shop the next morning, she happened to meet Ge Mei. Ge Mei said, "I saw your embroidery last night. It's really good. The boss in Hong Kong will come to pick it up on the tenth of next month. I believe you will have no problem."

Zhang Xiaoying said, "Sister Jiang will have no problem, and you will make a lot of money in the future."

Jiang Nian couldn't help laughing. Lu Xiaojing ran over from behind and was about to say hello to Ge Mei. When she heard what Ge Mei and Zhang Xiaoying said, she pouted, but still said hello before entering the embroidery shop.

But today, Lu Xiaojing's attention was on Jiang Nian's embroidery.

It must be said that she was really good at embroidery. Compared with her, Zhai Peipei was a little bit behind. Lu Xiaojing was envious and jealous. When she was about to get off work at night, she asked Jiang Nian: "Who did you learn embroidery from? You are not very old, how come you are so good at embroidery? Is it because of your master's good teaching?"

She even wanted to worship Jiang Nian's master as her teacher. If her embroidery skills were the same as Jiang Nian's, she could make a lot of money in a month.

Lu Xiaojing's words aroused the interest of Zhai Peipei, Zhang Xiao, and Ge Mei who just walked into the compartment. In fact, they were also curious about who Jiang Nian learned embroidery from. She was so young and had such embroidery skills, which showed that her master's embroidery skills were better.

Jiang Nian had already thought of the words, and said: "I was taught by an old lady in our village. She was a tailor who could make clothes and embroider. She never married, so she didn't have any children. I often went to see her, and after a while, I became her apprentice."

Ge Mei really wanted to meet this old master. To be able to teach such a great apprentice, her embroidery skills must be extraordinary.

Lu Xiaojing's thoughts were written on her face. She hurriedly asked: "Where is the old master now? Can I go to become her apprentice?"

Jiang Nian looked down at the embroidery: "The old lady passed away two years ago."

Lu Xiaojing: ...

She sat on the bench in disappointment, looking at the embroidery in the embroidery shed. It was really not as good as Jiang Nian's.

When she was leaving work, the phone rang. It was Ge Mei who answered the phone. She turned to look at Jiang Nian and said with a smile, "Looking for you."

Jiang Nian guessed that it was Lu Yu.

She walked over to pick up the phone. As soon as she put it to her ear, she heard Lu Yu's voice: "Did you just get off work?"

His voice was still as charming and pleasant as ever.

Jiang Nian found that every time she talked to Lu Yu on the phone, her ears felt itchy. She smiled and said, "Well, I just got off work and was going to the cafeteria to eat."

"Is it cold in the city these days?"

"It's almost spring, so it won't be that cold."

"How's the embroidery going?"

Jiang Nian said softly, "It's halfway done."

If she embroidered faster, it should be finished in twenty days, but she didn't say this because she was afraid that if she boasted and couldn't finish it by then, it would be embarrassing.

"Lu Yu, my sister-in-law made dinner and asked you to come over and eat together."

Song Bai's voice came from the other end.

Jiang Nian said, "You go and have your meal."

Lu Yu was silent for a while, and his deep voice penetrated the microphone: "Okay, go to the cafeteria to have your meal and come back to the dormitory early. If you have any questions, call this number and the police will find me."

"Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Ge Mei and Zhang Xiao looked at Jiang Nian and smiled.

Jiang Nian: ...

She asked in confusion: "What are you laughing at?"

Zhang Xiao said: "Every time you talk on the phone with your brother-in-law, you speak so concisely. If you don't know, you two would think you are reporting each other's situation."

Jiang Nian: ...

Ge Mei smiled, but her smile was a little intriguing.

Zhang Xiao had never been in a relationship, so she didn't understand. But Ge Mei was an experienced person. She had lived with her husband for so many years, and she could see through the things between men and women at a glance. A brother-in-law cared so much about his sister-in-law, coming to see her and calling her to show his concern. This was a bit beyond the boundaries of their identities.

She and Jiang Nian had been together for a few months, and she knew her well.

She had talked to Jiang Nian about some of her affairs before, and she also knew a little about her relationship with Deputy Colonel Lu. She didn't know what Jiang Nian's mentality and feelings were towards Deputy Colonel Lu, but Deputy Colonel Lu's thoughts towards Jiang Nian were definitely different.

Ge Mei said to Zhang Xiaoying, "You go to the cafeteria to get your meal. I have something to talk to Jiang Nian about."

Zhang Xiaoying said, "Okay."

She took Jiang Nian's aluminum lunch box and went to the cafeteria to get her meal. Then Jiang Nian and Ge Mei were the only ones left in Xiuzhuang. Ge Mei said, "You sit down first. I'll go get some water."

Jiang Nian didn't know what she was going to say, so she sat down by the window. Ge Mei came over with a thermos and two enamel cups, poured each of them a glass of water, and after sitting down, she looked at Jiang Nian with a smile while holding the cup of hot water: "I heard you say before that Deputy Colonel Lu is not your biological brother-in-law?" Jiang

Nian was stunned for a moment, a little surprised that this was what she was talking about.

She nodded: "Well, Lu Yu was temporarily taken care of by his mother in the Xu family."

But his mother never came back, and the book never mentioned the plot in which his mother appeared, so Jiang Nian didn't know whether Lu Yu's mother was still alive. If she was, why didn't she come back to take her child away?

Lu Yu was excellent in all aspects, and he was also the child of that woman.

Was she really that cruel?

Ge Mei smiled and said, "Lu Yu has been in the Xu family for quite a few years, right?"

Jiang Nian blew away the hot air from the cup: "About fifteen years."

Lu Yu was entrusted to his father-in-law by his mother when he was ten years old, saying that he would come back to pick him up after a while, but fifteen years had passed and there was no trace of her.

Since then, Lu Yu has been staying at the Xu family, helping the Xu family with work. If his father-in-law hadn't insisted on sending Xu Cheng and Lu Yu to the army to learn and serve as a soldier, I'm afraid Lu Yu today would not be what he is now. So in Lu Yu's heart, the Xu family is his benefactor and his closest relatives.

Ge Mei took a sip of water: "That means you know everything

about them." Jiang Nian was stunned, raised his head and looked at Ge Mei, not quite understanding what she meant.

Ge Mei didn't say it clearly, she was afraid that Jiang Nian didn't mean that, and it would be bad to say it, so she turned around and reminded: "You are not uncle and sister-in-law, and you have no relationship either legally or in terms of family affection."

Jiang Nian: ???

She blinked and said, "And then?"

Jiang Nian knew that she and Lu Yu were not uncle and sister-in-law, but she didn't understand what Ge Mei meant by saying this all of a sudden.

Ge Mei:...

She didn't know whether Jiang Nian really didn't understand or was pretending to be confused. She knew it so clearly but she still looked stupid.

However, Ge Mei had another guess. Maybe among the two of them, only Deputy Regiment Lu was willing, and Jiang Nian didn't have that intention?

When Zhang Xiao came back, Ge Mei had just left.

She handed the aluminum lunch box to Jiang Nian, sat opposite her, opened the lunch box lid, and asked while eating, "Sister Ge is gone?"

Jiang Nian responded absentmindedly.

Zhang Xiao looked at her in confusion, stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes: "What are you thinking about? What did Sister Ge tell you? You looked absent-minded when you came back."

Jiang Nian shook her head: "Nothing."

She just didn't understand why Ge Mei brought up the matter between her and Lu Yu for no reason?

After dinner, the two washed the aluminum lunch box and took it to the dormitory to get lunch tomorrow morning.

In the next two days, Jiang Nian began to embroider another part of the background map. Zhai Peipei asked Jiang Nian today: "Do you have any more red silk thread?"

Jiang Nian said: "Yes, I'll get it for you."

She pulled out a small handful of red silk thread from the silk thread and handed it to Zhai Peipei. Zhai Peipei smiled at her. This was the first time Zhai Peipei smiled at her in more than a month.

Not to mention, she looked quite kind when she smiled.

It's just that he looks fierce when he has a cold face.

Jiang Nian also smiled. Lu Xiaojing sat next to him and watched. She tutted her tongue a few times in her heart. She didn't know what these two people were laughing at.

But after thinking about it, she remembered the incident with Hu Zhongming. Hu Zhongming had been avoiding her these days. She went to the cotton mill to block him several times but couldn't get him. She was also very anxious these days because of this incident and was scolded by Ge Mei several times.

Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiaojing went to the cafeteria to eat in the evening. They sat together. As soon as they sat down, they heard a whistle from the other side. Zhang Xiaojing looked up and saw that it was Yang Jun and Feng Ren. His face changed, and he lowered his head to continue eating. Jiang Nian said, "Ignore them. There are many people in the cafeteria. They dare not do anything wrong."

Zhang Xiaojing was relieved: "Okay."

Lu Xiaojing walked into the cafeteria, looked around and finally found Hu She hurried over to Zhong Ming's place. Yang Jun saw it and nudged Hu Zhong Ming with his elbow: "Lu Xiaojing is here." Hu Zhong Ming

couldn't hide anymore. He looked at Lu Xiaojing who was sitting next to him. Before she could ask any more questions, he blocked her mouth: "My mother was sick these few days. I was not in the factory these few days. I just came today."

Lu Xiaojing looked at him suspiciously: "Really? "What?"

Yang Jun and Feng Ren beside them nodded in agreement: "We can testify for Brother Zhong Ming that he was indeed away these few days and only came back this afternoon."

Lu Xiaojing's hanging heart was finally settled: "How is Auntie now?"

Hu Zhongming said: "Better, but can't stand being bullied." He held Lu Xiaojing's hand: "When my mother's health gets better, I will take you back to see her. They."

Lu Xiaojing laughed out loud: "You can't lie to me anymore."

After getting Hu Zhongming's affirmation, Lu Xiaojing felt relieved, and then complained to Hu Zhongming about what happened in the embroidery house in the past few days. Hu Zhongming looked at Jiang Nian, who was sitting a few tables away. She was sitting with her back to them, with two braids, and her back was slender. Even if she was wearing a cotton shirt, you could still see her slender waist.

Hu Zhongming's eyes were hot when he saw it. Lu Xiaojing was not inferior to Jiang Nian in any way.

But Jiang Nian had that man by her side, and he was afraid that touching Jiang Nian would cause trouble.

After watching Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiao finished their meal and left, Hu Zhongming retracted his gaze and said to Lu Xiaojing, "Tomorrow is Yang Jun's birthday. We will have dinner at the state-owned hotel tomorrow night. You can ask Zhang Xiao and Jiang Nian to come over so that we brothers can get to know each other. If you can bring them over to match us up, then our relationship will be faster."

Yang Jun was originally wondering where this "birthday" came from since he had never celebrated his birthday before. After hearing what Hu Zhongming said, he immediately understood what he meant and said to Lu Xiaojing, "Sister Lu, bring them over tomorrow so we can get to know each other."

Lu Xiaojing's mind was on what Hu Zhongming said, that would make their relationship faster, so she agreed without thinking too much.

When they returned to the dormitory at night, Lu Xiaojing suddenly became more attentive to Zhang Xiaowei and Jiang Nian.

Zhang Xiaowei felt uneasy. After all, they had just had a fight. They had been getting along fine on the surface during this period, but there was a gap between them. Lu Xiaojing suddenly became attentive, and not only Zhang Xiaowei felt something was wrong, but Jiang Nian also felt strange.

It was pitch dark, and Jiang Nian's sleeping posture was once again very perfect.

Zhang Xiaowei also turned over, and the two hugged each other again. Zhai Peipei was older and had to get up every night. She saw that the two were covered with one quilt, and the other quilt was kicked to the end of the bed.

Zhai Peipei: ...

Zhang Xiaowei's sleeping posture was okay before, but since Jiang Nian came, the two of them seem to be almost the same.

You learn from who you are.

Zhai Peipei tried to pull the quilt for both of them, but found it was motionless, so she had no choice but to crawl to the end of their bed and pull up the corner of the quilt to cover them. The breeze from the quilt blew on Jiang Nian's face. She blinked dazedly, and when her eyes narrowed a little, she saw a dark shadow above her head. She screamed in fear and pulled the quilt over her head.

Zhai Peipei: ...

was woken up by someoneLu Xiaojing: ... was woken up by someoneZhang Xiaoping

asked hoarsely: "What's wrong?"

Jiang Nian's trembling voice came from under the quilt: "There's a figure floating above my head."

Zhai Peipei: ...

she said unhappily: "It's me!"

Zhang Xiaoping looked up at Zhai Peipei above his head: "Hey, Sister Zhai, why are you here?"

Zhai Peipei smiled angrily. "You kicked away both quilts, I gave you two quilts, but you got startled by Jiang Nian's yell."

Jiang Nian, who was covered in quilts:...

She lifted the corner of the quilt to reveal her head, and smiled embarrassedly: "Sister Zhai, I'm sorry, I was so sleepy that I didn't see clearly."

Zhai Peipei didn't know if she was still angry, she just snorted and went back to lie down.

After Jiang Nian's yell just now, the four people lingered for a while before falling asleep. The next day, Jiang Nian finished embroidering early to meet the deadline, and asked Zhang Xiao to help her get food. It can't be said that staying here for more than a month is not bad, but compared to the family courtyard, it is obviously better.

To her, a small courtyard, a house, and being able to eat her own meals are much better than this. The meals in the cafeteria every day are tasteless in her mouth. She can't wait to go back to her family courtyard to light the stove and cook a table of delicious meals to satisfy her hunger.

When she got off work in the evening, Zhang Xiaojing came over with an aluminum lunch box and asked, "Sister Jiang, shall we go to the cafeteria together or should I help you get food?"

Before Jiang Nian could say anything, Lu Xiaojing said first, "What food? Let's go, I'll take you to the state-owned hotel. The food there is much better than in the cafeteria, and there is meat."

Zhang Xiaojing didn't know where Lu Xiaojing got the money to let them go to the state-owned hotel, and she didn't understand why she suddenly became so generous?

Jiang Nian had felt something was strange since Lu Xiaojing started to show her courtesy last night. Now when Lu Xiaojing suggested taking them to a state-owned restaurant for dinner, she immediately became alert. Thinking of Hu Zhongming, Yang Jun, and Feng Ren who were always around Lu Xiaojing, she felt that something was wrong.

Lu Xiaojing pulled Jiang Nian's arm: "Stop embroidering, and hurry up."

Jiang Nian pushed away her pull, and her tone suddenly became distant and cold: "If you want to go, go ahead. I have to meet the deadline. If I can't hand in the embroidery late, I can't take responsibility."

Seeing Jiang Nian's refusal, Zhang Xiao also said: "Yes, the deadline is the most important. I'll go get Sister Jiang a meal."

Then he left.

Lu Xiaojing still wanted to pull Jiang Nian, but Jiang Nian avoided her and looked up at Lu Xiaojing with an unhappy look on her face: "I said I don't want to go, can you please stop making things difficult for me?"

If Lu Xiaojing continued to refuse to give in, she would really get angry.

Lu Xiaojing was rejected twice by Jiang Nian, and she felt embarrassed and angry. But Hu Zhongming promised her that if she could bring Jiang Nian and Zhang Xiaoling over, she could meet his parents earlier. She was counting on this opportunity to get married earlier and get a city hukou.

But now Jiang Nian has become the biggest stumbling block for her to get a city hukou.

Zhai Peipei got up to pack her silk thread and looked at Lu Xiaojing coldly: "Jiang Nian said she can't go, why are you still lingering about it? Are you hiding something shameful in your heart?" Lu Xiaojing

didn't expect Zhai Peipei to guess it right, but she didn't admit it. She just said to Jiang Nian in a bad mood: "You don't know what's good for you." Then she left.

Jiang Nian: ...

This person is sick.

Seriously.

After Lu Xiaojing left, Zhai Peipei said, "You are smart enough not to go out with her."

Jiang Nian looked at Zhai Peipei and smiled, "I'll take this as a compliment from Sister Zhai."

Zhai Peipei was stunned for a moment, laughed for the first time, and reminded her, "Be more careful when you go out. There are not many good people around Lu Xiaojing. Stay away from her."

Jiang Nian nodded, "Thank you, Sister Zhai, for reminding me."

Zhai Peipei left after she finished speaking. Jiang Nian was still embroidering the picture when her phone rang. She put down the silk thread and ran out of the compartment to answer the phone, asking, "Hello, who are you looking for?"

"It's me."

Lu Yu's voice came from the other side.

Jiang Nian's voice suddenly softened: "Are you done?"

"Well, what about you? Are you off work?"

"I'm still at the embroidery shop."

Lu Yu's voice was low and deep, magnetic and pleasant: "Haven't you eaten yet?"

Jiang Nian whispered: "Zhang Xiao went to get me some food."

The two fell into a brief silence. Just as Jiang Nian was about to leave, Lu Yu spoke again: "Can you take half a day off tomorrow afternoon?"

Jiang Nian was stunned: "What's wrong?"

Lu Yu said: "I'll go to the city to find you tomorrow."

"Did something happen?"

Jiang Nian frowned slightly. Lu Yu asked her to take a leave, so she was afraid that there must be something important. Could it be related to Wu Ying and Li Fangda's child? Or something happened in the family compound?

She was suspicious for a long time, and then a reassuring voice came from the other end: "Don't worry, it's okay."

The man paused for a long while before saying: "There is a new movie being released in the city tomorrow afternoon. I just happen to be going to the city to do something, so I'll take you to see a movie."

Jiang Nian: ???

Her heart skipped a few beats, and she asked in surprise: "Watch a movie?"

It's not that she was surprised, but she really didn't expect Lu Yu to take her to see a movie.

The man on the other end seemed to have expected Jiang Nian's reaction, and there was some smile in his deep voice: "Yeah."